Join Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society for a hands-on volunteer event to help protect the Garry Oak Protected Area! The Somenos team will guide the removal of invasive ox-eye daisies to allow native plants to thrive. This is a great way to get outside and give back to the land. Location: The Somenos / S-amunu Garry...
Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...
Work Party & Potluck at Hulitun Spulhxun/Tumuhw Native Plant Nursery in Cowichan Estuary. Young Agrarians is hosting this free event. Guided by staff from the Nature Trust of BC, attendees will learn about the Cowichan Estuary Restoration and Quw’utsun Food Systems Revitalization Projects and the thousands of native food and medicinal plants found in the nursery....
Join us for a morning of hands-on water quality monitoring across the S-amunu/Somenos Watershed! We’ll visit Somenos, Bings, Averill, and Richards Creeks, carpooling between sites to collect samples and record data. It’s a great opportunity to learn about key water quality parameters and how our creeks are affected by development and climate change. If you...
Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...
Jade Lee is our local bee expert (Melittologist) and she will show us some of our native bees and talk a bit about the BC Bee Atlas. Ted Leischner (Plan Bee) will also be on hand to share his concerns for the future of our native bees. Gather near the cob oven, and may-bee we'll...
With summer, the wildflowers up on Maple Mountain have completed their cycle and we can again continue pulling broom in the "special place" up on Maple Mountain. Lovely views out over the Bay from this site. Meet at the Tennis (Pickle Ball?) courts at 9:45am for a lift part way up the hill. Best if...
Summer is the time for seed collection in the Nature Conservancy Canada's (NCC) Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve ecosystem! Come out and do a bit of gentle collecting with other like-minded folk. Perhaps you'll see some Blue Bird juveniles flitting about under the now shaded savannah. Maybe you'll get some ideas for native plants in your...
Help us pull the invasive aquatic weed parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek! Every week in the summer we will be in Somenos Creek cutting and removing parrot’s feather from Somenos Creek. Join us for a morning in the SMWS boat on Somenos Creek, spot some wildlife, learn about the impacts of invasive plants on aquatic...
Please join us to learn more about the history of ownership in the upper watershed and gain a better understanding of carbon credits as they have been applied here and how different credits have been carried out elsewhere. Professor Mike Ekers and grad student Gabrielle Wong from the University of Toronto will give short talks...
Talk with our Qualified Professionals and Experienced Volunteers about Shawnigan Lake Community Watershed Issues - This Saturday John Robertson talks about the SBS Strategic 5-yr Plan, Volunteer Opportunities, School Liaison